אָטַם
a.tamVerbH0331
to shutter
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to shut, shut up, close 1a) (Qal) to shut, stop (of lips) 1b) (Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (fig.)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezk
3
Proverbs
2
1 Kings
1
Isaiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 6:4
- Ezk 40:16
- Ezk 41:16
- Ezk 41:26
- Isaiah 33:15
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